Plutocrat/Investments

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Investments do exactly what it says on the tin:

  1. Put in some Production Factors.
  2. ?????
  3. Profit!

However, the ????? is not always easily explainable. For our purposes, we will say that your investments are all divided into several types:

  • Commodities,
  • Light Industry,
  • Heavy Industry,
  • Retail and Services
  • Utilities

There are fifty or so different Investment types, divided into lower-class and higher-class:

  • Commodities: Plantation, Cattle Ranch, Fish Farm, Mining Network, Lumber Mill
  • Light Industry: Electronics, Textile Mill, Distillery, Publications, Consumer Products
  • Heavy Industry: Auto Plant, Oil Refinery, Heavy Engineering, Shipping, Smelter
  • Retail and Services: Retail Establishment, Entertainment Franchise, Real Estate, Banking, Research Consultancy
  • Utilities: Telcos, Nuclear Power Plant, Solar Farm, Water Works, Gas Supplier

Utilities

Name

Cost

Primary Effect

Secondary Effect

Telcos

50 PF

+50 PF per turn

Solar Farm

80 PF

+20 PF, +5 REP per turn

Whenever Solar Farm comes into play, you may search the Main Board for a Research Consultancy, reveal it and put it into your hand. Shuffle the Main Board afterwards.

Water Works

150 PF

+40 PF, +3 REP per turn

If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, Water Works costs only 100 PF to play.

Gas Supplier

170 PF, 4 REP

+50 PF per turn

If you control an Oil Refinery, Gas Supplier produces +100 PF as opposed to 50 PF per turn.

Nuclear Power Plant

200 PF

+80 PF, -5 REP per turn

If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, Nuclear Power Plant costs only 150 PF to play.

If Nuclear Power Plant is discarded, all players must discard an Investment of their choice, and you will lose 100 REP.

Retail and Services

Name Cost Primary Effect Secondary Effect
Retail Establishment 15 PF +5 PF, +2 REP per turn

+2 PF per turn for every Utility controlled.

When Retail Establishment comes into play, you may draw a card as long as you control a Shipping Investment.

Fashion Stores 40 PF +7 PF, +2 REP per turn

If you control at least 3 Shipping Investments and a Bank during your turn, you may play this card for double its cost. Doing so does not end your turn (you can still perform other actions).

Fashion Stores produces a bonus +10 PF as long as your Reputation level is the highest in the game.

Real Estate 75 PF +14 PF, +3 REP per turn You may cycle up to two cards per turn, provided that at least one of the cards cycle was an Investment in Commodities or Light Industry.
Banking 78 PF, 4 REP +50 PF per turn The bankers' fee from selling cards is eliminated.
Research Consultancy 90 PF +6 REP per turn

When Research Consultancy comes into play, you may draw a card.

Commodities

Name Cost Primary Effect Secondary Effect
Plantations 5 PF +5 PF per turn
Livestock Ranching 8 PF +7 PF per turn
Mining Network 15 PF +14 PF, -1 REP per turn
Lumber Mill 16 PF +16 PF, -2 REP per turn
Oil Exploration 25 PF +20 PF, -4 REP per turn

Light industry

Name Cost Primary Effect Secondary Effect
Textiles 15 PF, 2 REP +5 PF

+1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled.

Distillery 18 PF, 2 REP +7 PF +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled
Consumer Products 25 PF, 1REP +14 PF +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled
Publications 26 PF +6 PF, +2 REP per turn +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled
Electronics 35 PF, -2 REP +20 PF +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled

Heavy industry

Name Cost Primary Effect Secondary Effect
Auto Plant 28 PF +15 PF, -2 REP per turn +6 PF per turn for every Smelter controlled
Smelter 35 PF +17 PF, -2 REP per turn

+5 PF per turn for every Utility controlled.

+7 PF per turn for every Mine controlled.

If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, this card costs only 20 PF to play

Heavy Engineering 36 PF +15 PF, -1 REP per turn

+5 PF per turn for every Utility controlled.

If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, this card costs only 27 PF to play

Oil Refinery 40 PF +20 PF, -3 REP per turn +1 PF per turn for every Utility controlled
Shipping 45 PF +4 PF per player in game If you control a Heavy Engineering Investment, this card costs only 15 PF to play